Articles tagged under: soybean aphid

BASF has a solid pipeline of new products. District Manager Barry Rongen says there is excitement over a new insecticide. "We are launching the biggest blockbuster insecticide that's ever been in the industry and that is called Sefina. It is…

Significant resistance has been seen with pyrethroids in the Red River Valley. BASF is introducing a new insecticide to combat that resistance called Sefina. Technical Product Manager Christa Ellers-Kirk says Sefina has a very unique mode of action. It causes…

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a new soybean insecticide from BASF called Inscalis. This product controls piercing and sucking insect pests, including soybean aphids. Several formulations will be made available.

It is apparent soybean aphids are starting to fly. In a weekly report from Northwest Research and Outreach Center entomologist Ian MacRae, there is a significant increase in aphid vectors. Ada and Crookston reported the heaviest flights. With this alert,…

While the soybean aphid populations are low in most fields, University of Minnesota Extension is receiving reports of increasing numbers. In parts of central Minnesota, some fields are nearing threshold levels. Early-planted soybean areas with moderate rainfall this year may…

Green peach aphid numbers and soybean aphid numbers continue to be low, but University of Minnesota Extension Entomologist Ian MacRae reminds farmers to be vigilant and keep scouting your potato and soybean fields."When we get the low trap numbers, I…